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{{Short description|Indonesian novelist and poet (1908–1994)}}
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| birth_place = [[Natal, North Sumatra|Natal]], [[Dutch East Indies]]
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'''Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana''' (11 February 1908 – 17 July 1994) was an Indonesian author.
He was born in [[Natal, North Sumatra|Natal]], [[North Sumatra]]. His family came from [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] who migrated there in the 19th century. He was a founder and editor of ''[[Poedjangga Baroe]]''. He became one of Indonesian literature's guiding lights in its formative years, particularly in the time around independence. Sutan Takdir believed that Indonesia could learn from the values of [[western culture|western civilization]] and remained a great exponent of modernism throughout his life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography of Alisjahbana, S. Takdir (Sutan Takdir), 1908-1994 {{!}} Southeast Asia Digital Library |url=https://sea.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/SEAImages:YL-PG-001-ALISJAHBANA-MFE |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=sea.lib.niu.edu |language=en}}</ref> A Renaissance man himself – the author of numerous books on a range of subjects – he was working on a novel at the time of his death in 1994. The famous novel, ''[[Layar Terkembang]]'', showed him as a progressive author. He died in [[Jakarta]] on 17 July 1994.
==Biography==
Alisjahbana was born on 11 February 1908.<ref name="raffel33">{{harvnb|Raffel|1968|p=33}}</ref>
His first novel, ''Tak Putus Dirundung Malang'' (Misfortune without End) was published by [[Balai Pustaka]] in 1929.<ref name="raffel33"/>
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Together with [[Amir Hamzah]] and [[Armijn Pane]], they founded and edited a journal that contained the best work of prewar writers, called ''[[Poedjangga Baroe]]'' (The New Writer), and the journal was first published in 1933. In 1953, he edited ''Konfrontasi'' (Confrontation) as a substitute for ''Poedjangga Baroe''.<ref name="raffel33"/>
Under [[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies|Japanese occupation]], in 1943 he became a secretary of the Komisi Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language Commission). From 1946 to 1948, he was a professor of the Indonesian language at National University, Jakarta.<ref name="raffel33"/>
<!--==Masterpiece==
* Tak Putus Dirundung Malang (novel, 1929)
* Dian Tak Kunjung Padam (novel, 1932)
* Tebaran Mega (collection of poetize, 1935)
* Tatabahasa Baru Bahasa Indonesia (1936)
* Layar Terkembang (novel, 1936)
* Anak Perawan di Sarang Penyamun (novel, 1940)
* Puisi Lama (potpourri, 1941)
* Puisi Baru (potpourri, 1946)
* Pelangi (potpourri, 1946)
* Pembimbing ke Filsafat (1946)
* Dari Perjuangan dan Pertumbuhan Bahasa Indonesia (1957)
* The Indonesian language and literature (1962)
* Revolusi Masyarakat dan Kebudayaan di Indonesia (1966)
* Kebangkitan Puisi Baru Indonesia (collection of essay, 1969)
* Grotta Azzura (novel three volumes, 1970 & 1971)
* Values as integrating vorces in personality, society and culture (1974)
* The failure of modern linguistics (1976)
* Perjuangan dan Tanggung Jawab dalam Kesusastraan (collection of essay, 1977)
* Dari Perjuangan dan Pertumbuhan Bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Malaysia sebagai Bahasa Modern (collection of essay, 1977)
* Perkembangan Sejarah Kebudayaan Indonesia Dilihat dari Segi Nilai-Nilai (1977)
* Lagu Pemacu Ombak (collection of poetize, 1978)
* Amir Hamzah Penyair Besar antara Dua Zaman dan Uraian Nyanyian Sunyi (1978)
* Kalah dan Menang (novel, 1978)
* Menuju Seni Lukis Lebih Berisi dan Bertanggung Jawab (1982)
* Kelakuan Manusia di Tengah-Tengah Alam Semesta (1982)
* Sociocultural creativity in the converging and restructuring process of the emerging world (1983)
* Kebangkitan: Suatu Drama Mitos tentang Bangkitnya Dunia Baru (poetize drama, 1984)
* Perempuan di Persimpangan Zaman (collection of poetize, 1985)
* Seni dan Sastra di Tengah-Tengah Pergolakan Masyarakat dan Kebudayaan (1985)
* Sajak-Sajak dan Renungan (1987).
Books editor :
* Kreativitas (collection of essay, 1984)
* Dasar-Dasar Kritis Semesta dan Tanggung Jawab Kita (collection of essay, 1984).
Books translator :
* Nelayan di Laut Utara (writer by Pierre Loti, 1944),
* Nikudan Korban Manusia (writer by Tadayoshi Sakurai; translate with Soebadio Sastrosatomo, 1944).
Books about STA :
* Muhammmad Fauzi, S. Takdir Alisjahbana & Perjuangan Kebudayaan Indonesia 1908-1994 (1999)
* S. Abdul Karim Mashad Sang Pujangga, 70 Tahun Polemik Kebudayaan, Menyongsong Satu Abad S. Takdir Alisjahbana (2006).
==Honors==
DOCTOR HC University Kebangsaan Malaysia
* [[Japan Foundation]]: Japan Foundation Award, 1992.<ref>[http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/award/index.html Japan Foundation Award, 1992.]</ref>-->
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |title=Development of Modern Indonesian Poetry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWJMbS4NwhwC |first=Burton |last=Raffel |publisher=State University of New York Press |___location=Albany, NY |year=1968 |orig-year=1967 |edition=2nd |isbn=978-0-87395-024-4 }}
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